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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by bzb4 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @08:37AM (#24119636)
There’s no right to free speech in Europe, since for example many countries have laws against blasphemy.
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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by mmrezaie on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @09:57AM (#24120271)
Like where in Europe?
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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by zo1 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:22AM (#24121242)
UK for starters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_and_Religious_Hatred_Ac...

Blasphemy laws have just been repackaged essentially under "anti hate speech" laws. They're palatable to the media and at the same time selectively-applicable which is ideal for population control.

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